In this insider portrait of Graham Kennedy, Mike McColl-Jones offers a never-before-seen side to the life of the King of Television. This lavishly illustrated memoir tells Kennedy’s remarkable story, from his childhood in suburban Melbourne to the radio years, and his eventual dominance of television with programs such as “In Melbourne Tonight”, “Blankety Blanks”, “Coast[Read More]
In Melbourne Tonight
The Best of Graham Kennedy
This three hour video features the very best of Graham Kennedy, regarded as the king of Australian television. Graham Kennedy captivated audiences around the nation with his outlandish behaviour and quintessential Aussie charm. From his ground-breaking work on GTV 9’s In Melbourne Tonight to The Graham Kennedy Show and Coast to Coast his achievements have[Read More]
King: The Life and Comedy of Graham Kennedy
This book is an engaging portrait — written with an incisive insider’s eye — of the man who transformed Australian comedy. So, here it is, Graeme Blundell’s famous Kennedy project. As anyone with even a passing acquaintance with the affable author can tell you, it’s been a long time brewing. There’s probably not a soul[Read More]
King: The Life and Comedy of Graham Kennedy
One of the best things about Graeme Blundell’s epic and touching portrait of Australia’s king of television is how sad it is. There’s an irony there, of course, since this fine book is, in essence, a success story. It is after all about a shy, working-class kid from Balaclava in Melbourne, the son of a[Read More]
In Melbourne Tonight Episode 1961
In Melbourne Tonight (Incomplete episode dated 29 December 1961) by GTV-9 Published 1961 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics IMT, in melbourne tonight, classic tv, graham kennedy, bert newton, channel nine, GTV An incomplete episode of the long running Australian nightly variety show IMT, Starring Graham Kennedy and Bert Newton. The copyright in Australian television[Read More]
Here’s Graham
Here’s Graham The catch cry we heard for many many years that started the show was “here’s Graham” and within minutes we knew what sort of night we were in for. Graham in a lot of ways was an open book. If he had that cheeky grin happening then we knew we were in for[Read More]